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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. therapeutics
  3. surgery
  4. laminectomy
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal welfare
  3. laboratory animal procedures
  4. surgery
  5. laminectomy
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. animal welfare
  3. laboratory animal procedures
  4. surgery
  5. laminectomy

Preferred term

laminectomy

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A surgical procedure that entails removing all (laminectomy) or part (laminotomy) of selected vertebral lamina to relieve pressure on the spinal cord and/or spinal nerve roots. Vertebral lamina is the thin flattened posterior wall of vertebral arch that forms the vertebral foramen through which pass the spinal cord and nerve roots.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2017

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • laminotomy

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/300610

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